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Direct Devil, thanks so much again for your reply - very clear and very helpful. My previous solicitor did send out what I think is an O'Byrne letter - and I forwarded this on to my solicitor yesterday, i.e. about the liability for each of them for their costs. Re Lisneys and Sherry Fitz - from...

Dirt Devil, thanks so much for your informative post. I think I am really afraid of the High Court costs. I didn't know that it was possible to consent to unlimited jurisdiction in the Circuit Court. My barrister is adamant that it should be tried in High Court. I see what you mean about losses...

Hi! Paddy Bloggit, thanks for your reply. That's exactly what I think. I would just be happy to move on from the whole thing, and get my money back, hopefully, for the remedial works carried out. It's not worth the stress to me or my family to sue for devaluation - especially in the last few...

Just looking for some more direction on the above from non-legal persons, as my head is fried with all the legal advice! All remedial works have now been completed on my house to a cost of 74,737 - but my new solicitor - I had to change as I felt I was actually doing my own solicitor's job for...

The engineer was supposed to supervise and take pictures of the new foundations - the bit there was - no pictures and no supervision. The engineer and builder tried to present a fake pyrite cert, when there was actually no hardcore in the infill - initially anyway, until remedial works. The...

Yes, the initial engineer does have professional insurance, and there is confirmation that they are engaged in the process. However, some builders liability also, though mostly engineers. Builder has insurance but not sure whether it covers it - I think it may be all risks. All so much stuff to...

Just received a 10k bill for engineer for remedial work supervision, certification etc - work grew and grew. My partner feels we shouldn't go any further in legal process - bill stands at 78k for all the work - as we may never see the money, and the stress has been terrible on our family. My...

I don't have much faith in solicitors, not even my own! It can seem like the law is totally for you one day, and the next it spits you out - 'wicky' my mother used to call it. I think a lot of general solicitors probably don't know about data protection stuff - it's quite specialist - but he...

My ex colleague/manager is here with me today, and is going to an appeal of a grievance investigation next Friday where the investigator did not examine any available evidence despite there being lots of it. He has lots of email evidence of his side of the story - client/patient detail has been...

Noproblem, can you explain about this - the shed roof was broken up by the previous builders and put with the shed blocks as infill. Just now when I had it removed, it was removed by hand, pice by piece. How do I know or would I find out if it had dispersed in the the groundwork? Although the...

The foundations in the area where the asbestos was were dug up - the asbestos was in the floor slab rather than the foundations - it was part of remedial work. Asbestos is gone, but floor has to be redone - or a section of it where the builder dumped the asbestos shed roof. The builders worked...

Hi! Pretab, the issue with the asbestos is sorted - but unfortunately the issues all arose from one building project - would never do renovations again!

Hi! All thanks so much for the replies. I got the asbestos rectified - it was in a new part of the foundations - to remove it and re do the foundations in that part of the building cost 8k - never mind the other expenses. We were living in the building when this was being done - so give dust and...

TMcGibney, the original engineer is being asked to certify the work he oversaw which doesn't need remedial work - which at this stage is minimal, and to certify the planning, which is through, and drainage issue sorted, but he is delaying sending in the letter from drainage into planning - which...

Had issues with builder and engineer. Now discovered that they did not dispose of garden shed roof properly as requested, but used it as infill for foundations - the building works were a huge job, and I specifically requested that the builder dispose of asbestos roof correctly - small roof -...

Thanks everyone for the replies. I was only talking about a 30 second text - Are you ok? Where r u? roughly about twice a day - not 15 minutes for family drama. I am happy to look for a less stringent workplace, as it's not worth the stress of worrying that my kids are unable to contact me if...

Hi! Thanks for all the replies. The bathroom idea is good. There is one bathroom with a good signal. There is a signal in one office and spots along the corridors - often when my children text me, I don't get them for about a half an hour, depending on where I am in the building. Re. being in a...

It would be very difficult to contact me on a landline at work, as often, because of logistics - difficult to explain without identifying more, the landline often goes unanswered for half an hour or more.

Just looking for some perspective. Two days running I had my phone in my back pocket in work, as do my other co-workers. I have children, and it's there if they need to contact me. I don't use it except to text them at 5 or so if they have not texted me to say they are on the way home - I work...

Thanks, Paddy Bloggit and Ravima - I think I will just change solicitors to someone I feel is more competent and less laid back, though it's hard to judge this on a first meeting. In relation to insurance - there is a QS involved for the other side, according to my Barrister, he is working for...